Captain Sir Tom Moore, the British World War II veteran and charity champion who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, has died.
The 100-year-old died on Tuesday morning at Bedford Hospital. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on January 22 and was fighting pneumonia.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore," his daughters said in a statement.
"We spent hours chatting to him, reminiscing about our childhood and our wonderful mother. We shared laughter and tears together."
Watch: Captain Sir Tom Moore explains his catchphrase, 'tomorrow will be a good day'. Post continues below video.
Moore's fundraising efforts raised more than 32 million pounds (AU$58 million) for the UK's National Health Service, after he walked 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday during England's first lockdown in April.
Captain Tom, as he became known in newspaper headlines and TV interviews, set out to raise 1000 pounds for the NHS by walking 100 laps. But his quest went viral and caught the imagination of millions stuck at home during the first wave of the pandemic.
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